"THE PRODIGALS," 7 p.m. June 29, 2 and 7 p.m. June 30, 3 p.m. July 1, Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center, Eighth and Olive streets, Grants Pass, tinyurl.com/clarionor. Original musical based on the biblical story of the prodigal son. Pay-what-it's worth; passes available at Oregon Books, Evergreen Federal Bank, Evangel Books and at the door.

"THE WHITE LIARS," and BLACK COMEDY," 7 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through June 17, Randall Theatre, 10 E. Third St., Medford, 541-632-3258, randalltheatre.com. Two short plays by Peter Shaffer, both about people going through awkward situations and how they deal with them. $20 reserved, $17 Thursdays, pay-what-you-want at the door, as available.

MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS," 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 1:30 p.m. Sundays, through June 24, Collaborative Theatre Project, 555 Medford Center, Medford, 541-779-1055, www.ctporegon.org. Comedy about the creation of "Gone With the Wind," the iconic film about the Civil War. Tickets $25 general, $20 seniors, $18 students and children; preview is 7:30 p.m. May 31, $15.

OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, through Oct. 28, Ashland, 541-482-4331, www.osfashland.org. The 2018 season opens with "Destiny of Desire" through July 12; "Henry V," "Manahatta," "Oklahoma," through Oct. 27; "Othello," "Sense and Sensibility," through Oct. 28. Next up: "Romeo and Juliet," June 15, "The Book of Will, " June 16, "Love's Labor's Lost," June 17. Dates, times and ticket prices vary.

SENSORY FRIENDLY GYM, 10 a.m.-noon, June 16, Grants Pass Family YMCA, 1000 Redwood Ave., Grants Pass, 541-474-0001. For children with special needs, with visits with Canine Angels, followed by open swim. Free.

ART IN THE COMMUNITY, members of the Josephine County Artists' Association show their paintings. For June: Judy Crum at Umpqua Bank, 1670 Williams Highway; Barbara Newland at US Bank, 400 S.W. Sixth St.

JOY LUCK BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP, 2-3:30 p.m. first and third Thursday, Countryside Village, 1700 Kellenbeck Road, Grants Pass, 541-476-7665. Long-time book discussion group reads and discusses one book per month; fifth Thursday is a no-host lunch outing.

MOVIES IN THE PARK, dusk Saturdays, June 16-Aug. 11 (except July 7), various Jackson County parks, 541-774-2400. Free family movies, with entertainment starting around 7 p.m. June 16: "Back to the Future"; June 23: "Spiderman Homecoming." Free admission.

JUNETEENTH, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. June 18, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, osfashland.org. Celebration commemorate end of slavery in the United States, includes variety show, play reading, actor tribute, roundtable discussion. All events are free.

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